The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the CosmosFrom the internationally acclaimed author of Magnificent Universe, Ken Croswell, comes the definitive story of the golden age in our understanding of the universe -- the age we live in right now. The universe's origin, evolution, and fate have long fascinated humanity, but until recently these subjects resided in astronomy's never-never land. The last ten years, however, have witnessed a stunning turnabout: an avalanche of new cosmological discoveries that illuminate the greatest questions of all. The Universe at Midnight is a platform from which to observe these new deep-space landmarks. Mammoth new telescopes on Earth, such as the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, the Very Large Telescope in Chile, and Japan's Subaru Telescope, as well as the Hubble Space Telescope overhead, are probing the frontiers of the universe with stunning results. In 1996 astronomers pinpointed the center of the elusive "Great Attractor, " a mass of galaxies 250 million light-years away that is trying to tug our Galaxy andthousands of others across the universe. In late 1997, two teams hunting supernovae in galaxies billions of light-years away shocked their colle |
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Contents
High Midnight | 1 |
In The Dark | 4 |
Galaxies Beyond | 15 |
Big Bang Battles | 36 |
The Big Bang For Beginners | 65 |
Dark Matters | 89 |
Ashes Of Creation | 104 |
Universe In Hyperdrive | 118 |
The Constant Hubble War | 172 |
Omega The Weight Of The Universe | 203 |
Lambda Einsteins Curse | 211 |
The Future Of The Universe | 230 |
Glossary | 264 |
Notes | 282 |
Bibliography | 296 |
Credits | 326 |
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